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AMERICAN
COATINGS,
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8TBIPED BUTTINGS,
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TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HA-TS 5c CAPS,
AU Mm Leteatant Nobbiest Styles.
A FULL UNI OF
ttente' Fnrnishinfr Goods. &c.
Petroleum Centre Dai I y Record.
Ort. S3atre fa., Satardav, "epa. T
Mwlao nervlee
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Servioee every Bbbth at 11 A. M. sad
F. X. Bebbeth School at 11 W P. M
Mta free. a A oordUl Invitation extend
ad to nil.
Bit. P. W. SooniLO, VlAot.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
trenching at 11 o'clock A. M., aad Tfc.
O'clock P. M.
D. PATTOK, Pastor.
Petroleaai Centre.. Lodge, Wo.
VIS, I. O. of O. F.
Rialtr meeting nigh la Friday, at 8
clock. Signed.
ALBERT GLENN, N. O.
B. 0'Flaibtt, A Seo'v.
rjJJ-Pleoeof Batting, Main St., opposite
MoCiintook Horn.
A. O. of FJ. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of V. W.,
Beat over Monday evening at 8 o'clock,
la Odd Fellow' Hall, Patrolram Centre,
Psnn'a.
A. M. Klicuib, M. W.
,t. H. Maantix, R.
Gold at 1p.m. llljf
A THIRTY-FIVE BARREL WELL ON
CBERRTTREE BUN.
Wall No. 8, Parkin lee, MoElwaa farm
Cbcrrytreo Baa, wee wnplatad on Thurs-
day I aft, and tabadaad pamplog eommeno-
aa at k MuMMyatday, at wblofc rata It
kMylaldadaUM. Tbe well Sowed ell In
urge aouiiuee wane the drlllen were
"running tbe laat bit," throwing the gneey
fluid la every direction. It U 183 feet deep
aoa aaa z leet or very doe tblrd eand rock.
Owned by Mr. J. H. Perkins, of Kane city
Tbla well waa drilled without aeoldeot, b
that ezperlenoed driller, Mr. Andy Ger't-
.laod, or Columbia farm.
At a matter of eource, a 35-berrel well
on the MeElwee tract, la a "surprise to tbe
native,'' at none of the well, completed
heretofore bsve yielded over three to Are
barrala par day.
Oil Creek territory la not dead yet, i
tbe striking at tbla well la but the preounor
or mora and belter one.
At the meatlog of aoldlera and sailor, on
Wednesday evening test, tba following gen
tlemen-wenohooen delegate to tbe Nation
el Convention of Soldiers' and Ballon, to
ne neia at Pittsburgh, Sept. 17, 1871:
N. B. Parker, lltb Pa. Cav.
8- Reynold, 199th III. Inf.
F. J. Ksfier, (it Cal. Inf.
JaaaiaB.Fry.UthPa. Tola.
B, J. Atwslt, iUrPa. Cav.
H. A. MUler, luth Fa. Vol.
Sejn'l Hnbley, U. 8. Navy.
J. M. Boylea, 100th p. Vote
Geo. F. Lawrence, list Mm. RegL
Prattle ebtokeoe are waxlog let on pot
npgnw,ug It ald that the
moti niguiroi symptoms arlea from eetlor
pinwn ih aanta Bal'
1fc It a tr . . . "
wpiunmniw ign are baffled fc
tbe mysterious dleappearanoa of three aer-
..... .Viiw pnaoosi oeanly inij
waimuj coDoectlooa Altbcugh no.
known to each olbnr, aod reiidlng lo differ
ui looauuee, ey were loot 'cht or h
thelt frlead on tbe na day aad about the
i oar.
Another Oil Failure.
Meam. MeMaet A Baekaa, of Parker'
Leading, filed a petition In baokruptey In
tbeU. 8. Court yeaterday, agaloat McPber-
eonABroi., welt known oil operelore.
They allege that tba Arm I Indebted to
tbea to the emonnt of over aevra thoneaod
dotler in tbeehape ol promleeary note.
They eleo allege that tbe firm have commit
ted aevcral acta ol bankruptcy la tro1er
rlog leaae of oil well aad eonfetslog judges
aeotaln favor ol certain creditor, with e
view ol giving Item undue prefereoee over
other Tba petitioner alio aeked for an
lajuootion remaining execution oreditore
from diapoaing of the propery of the alleged
bankrupt. Tbe tienal order to (how caue
waa granted In tbe eaae, and a reetralolng
order waa aleo leaned. Referring to the
failure, tba Tituivlllo Courier y: Tbey
have been large operator in tbla vicinity,
but of lata have devoted moat of their eaer
glea to developing territory down tbe river,
in tba vlolnity of Parker1. ;wbat the
amount of tbeir llabllltiea I wa have not
learned, but it I large; and among theauff
erer, of course, are eeveral Tituavllle par
tlea. A meeting of their creditor wa held
at Parker' yeiterday, and until that U
beard from the extent ol the failure cannot
be known. Tba brother arc energetio
aen, and have the lympatby of tba entire
oenmuolty. Fitlaburgb Mall.
Speaking thin failure tba Parker' .Lend
ing Journal aayc
The people ol tbl aecllon wen cootldere,
bly auppriaed laat week to bear tbat Mr. A.
MoPberaon, who baa been miking a great
many large well In tbl region, bad "gone
up," aad waa actuality, unable to pay tbe
debt which bad been eoatraoted by him.
Wa uadentand tbat there an dozen of
worklogaen, driller, tool dreeaert, aod e
glaeei, who bava uoaetlled bill again!
bia. It I (tango Indeed tbat tbl man la
unable to liquidate hi Indebtedneaa. He
ha sunk numerou well In tbla aeetloo,
nearly all of which bava been large not n
dead beat" among then. He may bava
been Involved before commencing opera
tion here, but even under these ctrcum-
ttenoec ha abould bear la mind that "tba
laborer la worthy ol hi bin," and every
dollar should be paid out of tbe money reaU
teed from tba well. Mr. McPhercon, of
any other man who may oome here, make
aoney, and fail to pay bll worklngmen,
should be banished without tba bound of
tba Parker oil dlstrlot. It might be well
(or drillers, tool dressers, engineer,' As., to
tee hereafter that those who are reported to
be aaklog money pay their way aa they go
along.
Plcmb Itcxs. Our Plumer correspond
ent sends us tbe following item:
W learn tbat Mr. John Overly I taking
preliminary (tept toward putting a well
down at tbla place, on the Campbell tract.
Should be oarry bla plan Into effeot, we
nope tbey may prove raeceatral.
Tba eltlsen learn with regret tbat Mr.
Hartshorn, aeronaut and Assistant Post
Muter, la about to leave. Mr. IL baa
large olrele of friend In tbla violnlty, who,
though tbey regret bla present Intentions,
wish blm auecesa in whatever enterprise be
aay embark here Iter.
Mr. Aldeo, proprietor of tbe Plumer
House, baa gone east on a visit. Hope ha
Bay bava pleaaant journey and a aafe ra
ta rn. Billy Lamb take tba character of
boat during hi absence.
Wednesday evening there wa n Greeley
a Brown meeting at tbla plaoe. A very re
spectable audience waa in attendance, both
as to deportment and number. The (peak
en were, Cspt Soowden. of Fraokllnand
Mr. Slovene, of Rouaevllle. Both did their
(object jbetloa and were loudly applauded.
homo lor tbe evening wa (urnUbed by tbe
Kousevllle Band.
The Plumer tobool bouaa la undergoing
ex tens! vs repairs under the auperviaion of
Mr. McCamant, of Rouaevllle.
On Tuesday evening next, the Republi
cans gi tun piece win noia a grand maas
meeting nod torch light procession. Tbe
meetlog will be addressed by Hon. T. J.
Bigbam, of Pittabbrgb.
The Democratic Club
meets at Sobers
Hall, tbla evening.
In view of the perishable nature of Iron,
a solan Uflo authority grdvely proposes straw
as a aore durable material for tba manufao
tore oi car wheel.
NOTICE.
Tba Grant and Wilson Club wtll pie
meet at tbeir Club Rooms, tbla Saturday
evening at 7 p. a. lor tba purpose of drill.
By order,
CAPT. JOHNaON.
An Invention called an atebpbment
eotton warpers baa just been perfected
which not oolv throw tbe meonlne out of
gear when a thread break, but if more than
on it broken the warper cennot be atatted
up till all are fastened. It la of great value
o cotton aannlaoturlag.
THE OLD FENCE ItAIIi.
It He aad rot by tbe roadside,
Among tbe withering weeds;
The blackberry vine run o'er It,
Aod tbe thistle drop their seeds.
Below tbe Mlsml auraun;
He flows as be alway flowed;
And tbe people, eastward and westward,
Travel the National Road.
At time a maiden' glance
Gild it with tlota of dawn,
But the schoolboy aoorl with bia nostrils,
Kicks and hastens on.
Above It tbe pioneer' ohlmney,
Lonely aod riokety leant;
Betide It tbe pioneer' garden,
I a wildering growth of green.
It was split by tbe stalwart settler,
One of tbe ancient race,
Aod the bands of hi tow-haired children
Lilted It Into it plao.
Tear after tba gawky lover
Sat on it dangling ble beet.
While bit girl forgot her milking
Ana the pen with lie hungry squeal.
But the rail bat Its own romaoce,
Tbe scenes and change of yeen:
pauaa whenever I see it,
And drop on It several tear. -
An accideot wblcb eeme very nearly be
ing serious, occurred to a man working on
Kepler's new bouaa yesterday morning.
Mr. Wordeo, of Petroleum Centre, the fore
man of tba work, wae on tbe roof of tba
house and, thoughtlessly slipped into one of
the gutters, wblcb waa lined with ' tin and
rashly painted, and alipped down to tbe
edge of tbe roof, falling from there to tbe
ground, a distance of twenty-live feet, strik
ing on bia shoulders. Streogo to ay no
bone wen broken; but ble bead wa out
(lightly, and be waa terribly bruised.
About two feet from where ha etruok tbe
ground, a well had been aunk, whioh wa'
about three and a balf feet In diameter, and
twenty feet deep; and bad ba struck tba
opening death must bava been Inevitable.
It la certainly wonderful bow uob n fall
i aoaompliabed without bla being killed
He waa removed to Mr. Hullng' bonding
bouse, and pbyaiolana called in. He
walking around tbl mernlng, feellog very
aore, but aay ba la not seriously Injured,
and will go to work In a oouple of days.
Forest Republican.
Tbe experiments of farmers on the east
end ol Loog Island in ralsiag tobacco have
proved very suooeeetul. the drop being good
and of floe quality, and ripening earlier
than on the Connecticut shore.
On tbe Missouri Paclflo Railroad laat
week, n woaan with n child In bar arms
fell between the platforms of two can to the
ground, while the train waa In motion.
Yet o promptly wa the train (topped tbat
neither wa burl.'
As a flock of sheep were going through St.
Loum recently, an old ram aaw bla refleo
tion In a platglase window, and loweriog
bla bead made for It, giving aa extra jump
as ha met bis supposed antagonist Through
the window into tho store ba wtfnt, followed
by tb whole flock, many of whom ware bad
ly cut by tbe broken glass.
A wholesale discipline is enforced at the
esstern camp meetings, where tba rever
end preachers notify tba ipeaken In tbe
beginning, "If any man attempts to sake
a loog speech, be will be lung down on the
pot."
On of the uasa of storm seems to be In
supply tbe world with salt, derived from tbe
waters of tbe ocean. It I said tbat tbe
animal on the high Alps are peculiarly at
tracted by salt, aa If tbe height prevented
tbe usual aopply In lb rain.
The United States Atlornery General
preparing a a opinion on tba question, "flu
a miner a right to en tor or atake offend work
a claim where dlamonda are supposed to
on tba same condition and terms on which
mining claim are entered when gold exiat t"
It la not likely, however, from present indi
cations, mat toe opinion win ne or any
praotKal use.
Dolly Varden, though popular as a name
baa proved, It aems,very Improfitable to
manufacturers and dealers In dree goods,
many ol whom, in New xork, bava been
driven to the verge of bankruptcy by invest
ing la large stocks of Ibis class.
The beat In Paris be been so intense this
season tbat an eminent chemist bat declar
ad, that but a few more degree were needed
to fire the bitumen of tbe trotiolr, and then
farewell fans.
A rattlesnake waa recently killed In Geor
gla wblcb, according to tbe local papers
oau swauowea a goose as far as wines.
That's about as far as ws ean swallow tbe
story.
PKTIMBDROj
A new well waa struck laat Tustday on
tbe Kritx farm, about 200 yards from tbe
Progress office. It started off at the rate ol
8 to 10 barrels. It is owned by Mi. Dan
lels. .
The well owned by Huliogs & Son on tbe
Deito farm, of whioh we spoke In a former
Issue as making a favorable chow, la now
represented to be qalie a small well, scarce.
ly yielding sufficient oil to pay lor the pump
log.
A welt on the 8aauel Eddtoger rarm,
north of tbe Hiram Heely tract, la In lb
tblrd land. Report aay It flowed 800 bar
rets In 24 noun up to Friday morning last,
and on Friday night last aome meliolons
person or persona opeoed the stopcock Of
tba tanks and peraitted tba oil to now
away. These are nniy repocia, ana we gi
tbem a mob. Tba well fee eaeca flowing
oil end I being put deeper.
A.wellootoe Mike Snoop farm, now
owned by Huliogs, Fuller and otben, la In
tba tblrd aand and makes a good shew.
A new well baa been aunk an tbe Kingler
term, nortb-eaat of tba Sboup larm, wblcb
I pumping about 1ft barrels per day.
The Wiog ft Wilson well, on tb rent
Fry farm, on tbe east aide of Turkey Hon,
below tbe Furnace, baa been pumping Dve
or ix week and continue to yield tenor
twelve barrel per day.
Three new well an being drilled on tbe
Isaao Neely farm.
The Elizabeth well, on tba Hlraa Neely
farm, baa been pumping about three month
and continue to yield 18 or 18 .barrel per
dey.
Two well are being drilled on the farm
of Wm. Neely.
Mean. Lltbgowc Dougherty recently
drilled a well on land owned by Huliogs
and other. At a depth ol calf eel, before
reaching even the fliat aaod and white drill
Ing In Hate, n large portion of oil (bowed
itself. Tbe well waa labed, tba paap pat
in motion, and tbe result waa a large yield
of oil. Tba well baa been pnaptng tor
about two week, and baa been averaged a
production of twenty barrel. Tbe owners
being In favor of the election of tba Liberal
candidate, named tbe well before ooaaeoo
Ing to drill, Horace Greeley. Other holi
in the dlstrlot have bean drilled boa 730 to
1,100 fee deep before oil could ba obtained
In Davtns Quantities, we Know not woeib
er tbe name bad anything to do with tbla
result: but we do koow tbat almost aver v
operator would be w II Hog to adopt the
name ana even vote lor toe oenaiaate also
providing it would result In lessening bis
labors in like manner. Oilman's Journal.
The Alaatiane and Lena Inert, of New
Orleans, numbering eight hundred met
and ooe hundred and eighty ladle, repair
ed to tbe Freoeb consulate tba other dey
and declared their Intention of retaining
their French oitlisnsblp as provided by
tbe treaty ol peaoa between France and
Germany.
There is something more than a daily
ferry now between Europe and America.
In feet, tba rate la aomalblng tike a ateaa
er for every twelve hour from tba port o
Liverpool alona. When lo tbea are added
the abip of the French and German line.
we get aome idea of tbe prodigious increase
ol late In steam communication between
I be two continents.
A couple of colored people la Kentucky
were married lately on a saloon lioense.
But as neither tbey nor tba perjon ware
aware tbat tba document was anything alas
than a atraigbt marriage lioense, no gnat
barm wae done.
It baa lately been demoostated that tb
cheapeet and beat aetbod ot running log
rant it by meant or tteam tug-boats, i
tbe present plan of employing n large enw
and guiding tba raft wlthoan will undoubt
edly be soon dispensed with.
By a recent edict of the Japanese govern
ment, reporters for the native aod Europeao
papers are now provided wMh accommoda
tion In tbe native oourte of tew and justloe
la ail tbe treaty porta.
A Connecticut obarooei dealer baa a New
foundland dog whioh ha has taught to jump
Into bia basket and lie low while be fill In
tbe charcoal. When the peddler eerrlea the
basket very full into tho oeliar, tba purchas
er looking out or tbe window aad cheeking
tbe basket, I quite satisfied. Tbe dog, well
trained, walks out with bla master at If
nothing bad happened.
Not a grata of ersenio baa been need In
tbe maoutacture of paper eollan line the
hue and ory waa raised abont It sows yean
ago. Tba gloss on eollan la now produced
by the nse of starch, white wax, gua arable,
blueing and spermaceti.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad will Mil
excursion tickets good from the 16th to the
20th of September, for tba benefit of ihoae
desiring to attend tbe Soldien' Convention
in Pittsburgh.
All aorta of extraordinary atoarnnses sm
constantly transpiring In Georgia. The hi
est atoiy I to. tbe eflbot that a turtle's bsai
which bad been cut oB for several days, tn
a duok's neck aod kUled tbe fowl.
Tba New York Evening Post advocates,
sweeping change In the railway ejitem ot
the United State, proposing a general
tern eeooeoMdatloo end tba eatab!labaBi
of n nalfera lata for both passsogsrs and
freight for at distances.
A national convention ol Quakers ssmb
ble In Wisconsin, nexj month. This will
worn a goois opporuuiij tor some eoter-
prising repoite to, tod out bow the "Quak.
era vote" le going.
The town It "tan down" with psddltit
who greatly annoy local merchants. The
only way to compete with these busy bees
la to advertise ana m tsa people know that
the borne market b tbe beet place to boy.
Lancaslet count j will bava an, enormaw
apple crop this season.
Tsventy-alx- raiUoad iratee litave Suit,
ton every day.
fjooal Notlcea.
School Books.
A complete etoek of School Books astdtl
at tbe Public School ean be found at lbs
POST OFFICE NEWS ROOM.
Days Doings, New Varieties, New York '
Clipper, Wllk's Spirit, and all sporting as
pen at the POST OFFICE NE W3R0UM.
Foe Sale'
18.000 la 10,000 fset of SECOND-HAND
TUBING, at from 18 to 96 eta. per loot.
Tbe Tubing in in Ant eteaa otdei and til
ready fitted.
April za.tr. u. u. wakreb,
Magamlnei.
All tb nagaslnea lw Septeabtr. an
ready.
uarper,
Galaxy,
Atlantic,
Llppioootft,
Eclectic,
Traoeatlantic,
Oliver Optic,
Yeung Folks,
Fraok Leslie,
Children' Fiowtr,
Old and New,
Godej't Ladles' Book,
London Society,
Peterson 't .
LadleaP Friend, T
Artbnr'f Home,
- Science Monthly,
Ballou's,
Good Word,
Nursery.
Chatterbox,
Metropolitan,
Herald of Health.
At the POST OFFICE NEWSROOM.
Girl Waated.
A girl wanted to do general housework.
Enquire at tbe Petroleum Exchange HotsL
Petroleum Centre, Pa. Sept. 8, 1872.
Sept S-St
10000 Agents wanted for our great
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CHART.
The most attractive and aaleable thing
cut It Is lodlspeosibie to aen of ell par
tie, lurnlihlng just tbe facta aad figures
needed, lor every dey reference, by ererv
intelligent voter. Agenta are selllag mm
16 TO 80 A DAY.
Tba most liberal terms. Sendjfor descrip
tive olrculera. Address, DUFFIELD ASH
MEAD, Publisher, III SanaomiStreel Phila
delphia. tW Highly flavored, Ice cool 8oda Water
at tbe Poet Office Newsroom. Try it.
tyjnet received at the JAMESTOWN
CLOTHING STORE, a large aaortmeti
of new aad nobby atyle of HATS A CAH.
tire
rowN
GREELEY HATS at tba JAKES'
THING STORE.
For Pure Wloee warranted as such by tbe
Brotherhood of Broeton go to GAFfNErS.
GRANT HATS,, at tbe JAMaSTOWl
CLOTHING STORE.
The beat Pltteborgb Lager at
OAFFNBrs.
HATS AND CAPS In great variety aad
In all styles, just received by express i m
New York, at tbe JAMESTOWN CLOTH
ING STORE. Call aod look at tbem.
August It-It
Geflney nslbLager
For Sale or Kent
A desirable residence looawd on the Eg
bert Farm, a abort distance iron town.
particulars apply to .mt
OWEN GAFFNETj
Petroleum Centra, Juna 14, 1872.
jla-tf.
If you
Want a Salesman,
Want n Servant Girl,
Want to Sell a Hone,
Want to Sell a Patent,
Want to Lend Money,
Want to Buy a House,
Want to Sell a Carriage,
Want to Borrow Money,
Want to Sell an Oil Well,
Want to Bny an Engine or Boiler,
Want to Sell a House aod Lot,
Want to find a Strayed Animal,
Want to Pu'Cbeee an Oil Interest,
Want to Sell a Piece of Furniture,
Found, advertise In tbe Record, aa not Ms
than ton tbooaend people read it weakly.